First of all, I must apologize if you’re not on broadband because this particular entry has a lot of photos and it may take a long time to load. Otherwise, please enjoy :)

The birth of another kungfu fight-scene [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Kalau nak melentur buluh…[Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Kinky.[Taman Botani Putrajaya]

“Sunlight shining on my face~” [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Lavender never looked so good. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

I wish I could focus on the ant before it ran away [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Bunch up and be merry [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

This flower is actually smaller than my thumb [Home]

Seeing red [Home]

After the rain [Home]

Bad DOF control = blurry detail. This flower actually looked like a ladybug to me. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Hairy is pretty [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

I tend to think those seeds are edible :p [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

The features on this one really caught my attention [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Doesn’t the middle part of the flower look wet? It’s actually dry, but very glossy. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Dad calls this ‘Bunga Topi Jepun’. It’s easy to see why. [Home]

A very comfortable swing inside the Bougainvilea Tunnel [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

‘Do your muscles feel like this after a day’s work?’ [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Sometimes, simplicity is just sweet. [Home]

I’m lovin’ it. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Yellow makes you a nice fellow. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

Sorry, no cheesy captions for this one. [Taman Botani Putrajaya]

I’ve been reading up on artistic photography, and it says a good way to understand about DOF manipulation in photography is to take macro or still-life shots. So, I’m quite pleased with the current results :D

Oh yeah, even if you’re not into photography, I must urge you to visit Taman Botani Putrajaya at Precinct 1. It’s very very beautiful, clean and refreshing. It’s got plenty of facilities [Tram, Bicycles for rent, and that swing there for example] and wonderful infrastructure with walkways, bridges, and tunnels. There’s also plenty of benches and spot for picnicking. If you’re looking for a place to escape pollution, but still remain in an urban area, Taman Botani is the answer.

The Elite Keyboard actually comes with the Logitech Wireless Mouseman Optical Mouse which makes up the Logitech Wireless Elite Duo. This one receiver works for both mouse and keyboard.

Communication between the two is through, not infrared, but Radio Frequency. That asimply means the devices don’t have to be in each others’ line of sight to operate properly, and that maximises the wireless effect.

The keyboard runs on 2 AA batteries, and I’m currently using a pair of Panasonic Reachargeable Nickel-Cadmium AA batteries. Alkaline might do well, but I must recommend that you use any rechargeable batteries since it will save you the fuss and cost of constantly replacing batteries. I haven’t got the chance to run it long enough to find out its battery life, but I’m sure it’s about a week or so. If you have info on this, do let me know.

I’m typing this entry here on a new keyboard. Just to see how it would feel like. I’m on the bed, about a few metres away from the screen. Occasionally looking up to see if I would be comfortable typing away from a distance, or in a different posture.

It turns out to be most comfortable to type on while sitting straight. Well, not exactly straight la, because I’m leaning really back and being really really relaxed.

Why all the fuss about typing? Well, let’s put it as ‘I’m too over-excited about this new cordless keyboard I just bought’.

The simple truth is, I am.

This Logitech Cordless Elite keyboard is my first cordless input device. What makes this keyboard special isn’t the fat that it’s cordless, but more towards the extra features it has. But let’s start with keyboard basics.

First thing to notice about this keyboard is…a big Backspace key. Why the backspace key, you ask? Well, the reason is simple. I play Warcraft 3 on a regular basis, and in Warcraft 3, the backspace key is VERY useful since one keystroke will switch my view to my base. Previously, this task is a hard one to achieve due to small, one-square backspace keys. Now that it’s easier for me to hit ‘Backspace’ I’m very VERY happy.

The second thing, is the height of the keys. The ergonomic flow and contour of the keys has always been Logitech’s pride. And I feel it in this keyboard as well. The hieght is just nice, too. Not too tall like those old keyboards, or too thin like ones on a laptop. It justsuit the right height for regular pressure. It’s also very very quiet, compared to previous ’simple’ keyboard I used.

Thw most prominent and useful feature on the Elite has to be the media controls at the upper portions of the board. It has a nice, big, flat, horizontal wheel to control the volume [clockwise to increase], a mute key, 4 media control keys for next track, previous track, play/pause, and stop. The thing that really aces this feature? The latest driver makes it compatible with ANY media player! FYI, I’m using Winamp 5.05 and the Elite is just ‘dewa’.

Other features like the iTouch is just plain fussy lah. I prefer doing it classic style with key combinations instead being too dependent on one shortcut key. I might include a photo and extra details like specs, battery, price etc. later cause right now, I wanna sleep.

I’m feeling very annoyed. VERY VERY annoyed.

2 Things. Both have to do with networking. I’m still so mad about it I wish I can lash out at someone right now. Someone who can actually tell me about the shit that’s going on. Even better if they know how to and can fix it.

It all started just yesterday.

I have just started played Warcraft on MMU’s local server via its VPN [Virtual Private Network]. Everything is going on fine. Until one point, I just HAD to sent some idiot home.

I was in the middle in of an intense fight.

So, I rushed the delivery, and rushed back. And guess what? Some bitch is in front of Sarah, checking her fucking email. Okay, calm down. First of all,…

WHY THE FUCK DON’T YOU BRING YOUR FUCKING GAY LAPTOP DOWN IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO FUCK WITH SARAH!!

Of course, I didn’t say that. I hinted her to get the fuck out of MY room, but she squealed ‘Bisingla, pakai kejap pun kedekut!’.

After the wait, as expected, I was disconnected from B.net. What a shame. WHAT A SHAME! And now, the people on the Hunter server will hate me because I dropped on them. Oh guess what? I can’t get online, too.

Streamyx is down.

So, I thought, hey, that’s impossible. It was working just fine a few minutes ago. Unable to crack the mystery, I sought help from YC and Yu Xin, trying to figure out the modem’s configurations to see if anything went wrong. Fruitless. It’s sucks being offline, when you’re bored at home.

This morning, the bitch came in again to mess with Sarah, but…
“Streamyx down.”
“Apsal?”
“Ntah, nak dial takleh”
“Call customer service”
“Ok”

And when I called, the other person asked for my login and password. As I was about to give the password, I asked the bitch if I should let the technician have it.

“Oh, ok. It’s *******”

What? She changed the fucking password? And she didn’t fucking tell me? So I told the technician I could fix it and I quietly went to Sarah. Took a deep breath, and got to work.

Ta-dah. I’m online again. Bitch enters room.

“Dah boleh ke belum?”
“Bila awak tukar password?”
“Semalam”
“Apsal tak cakap?”
“Kenapa?”
“Awak tukar password kat isp, tapi tak tukar kat router”
“Kena tukar ke?”
“Abis tu?”
“Hm…tak cakap,”

Is she guilty? OMFG I’m so gona mow you down with a minigun if you say she’s innocent! I purposely set that modem as a router so I won’t have to dial manually everytime. She changed the password. She knows shit abt the router. Does she tell me about it? No. Does she know how the router works? No. She’s an IT graduate. A Streamyx officer. Does she even at least inform ME, the local admin, whatever fuck she did with the line [not to mention how she fucked up Sarah's settings last time]? No, no, no.

NO!!! THE FUCKING BITCH ACTS AS IF SHE OWNS THE FUCKING HOUSE!! Somebody please! I LOVE MY SISTER! SOMEONE PLEASE FIX HER BRAIN SO SHE’S AT LEAST A BIT NORMAL!!

Okay, that’s issue #1.

Remember I said I was on Hunter server? Today, I dropped out of two consecutive games. People are hating me. And they’re hating me more and more. I can see that they’re gona kick me out of every game they see. And I hate that. I hate being kicked out. But then again, since I’m disconnecting too frequently, it can’t be helped. I don’t blame them.

I BLAME CITS!!

Wtf is wrong with the VPN? OMG, I really REALLY don’t understand what’s going on here. One minute I’ve got a ping of 50, and then 60, and then 220, and then 50 again. And then “Your connection to Battle.net has been lost.”

Yes. I’m pissed. VERY VERY pissed.

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BTW, CITS is short for Centre for Information Technology Services at MMU.

And regarding Hunter server, I noticed that it only fucks up during the day. I didnt drop out of a single game tonight. I’m a bit surprised, but maybe that’s because there’s less ppl manning the VPN at night. Too mayn chefs spoil the broth, they say. Well, too many technicians screw the network, if we are to follow that sense, lol.